Assembly Bill 954
Requiring municipalities to pay health insurance premiums for survivors of a fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty
Topics: Death benefit, Family, Fire department, Insurance: Health, Municipality: Finance
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 14, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
If a city, village, or town (municipality) pays the health insurance premiums for its employees who are fire fighters, this bill requires the municipality to pay such premiums for the surviving spouse and dependent children of a fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty.
The requirement created in the bill does not apply to a surviving spouse who remarries or reaches the age of 65, or to a dependent child who reaches the age of 18 and is not a full-time high school student. The bill requires premium payments to be made for a dependent child who is a full-time or part-time student in an accredited college or university until the close of the calendar year in which the individual reaches the age of 27.
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The bill first applies, retroactively, to a fire fighter who has died in the line of duty before the effective date of the bill.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . All 4 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 20, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 15, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 14, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Apr 14, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hraychuck, Turner, Zepnick and Berceau;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Coggs, Lehman and Taylor
- Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate